gr

grain

 [grān]

1. a seed, especially of a cereal plant.

2. the smallest unit in the apothecaries' and avoirdupois systems, equal to 0.065 of a gram; abbreviated gr.

gr

The grain is obsolete as a unit in medicine, pharmacy, and nursing. Avoid the abbreviation gr, which is subject to frequent misinterpretation.

Abbreviation for grain3.

NR3C1

A gene on chromosome 5q31.3 that encodes a glucocorticoid receptor, which acts as either a transcription factor that binds to glucocorticoid response elements in the promoters of glucocorticoid responsive genes to activate their transcription, or as a regulator of other transcription factors.

Molecular pathology
NR3C1 mutation are associated with generalised glucocorticoid resistance.

gr

Abbreviation for grain.

gr

Abbreviation for grain (abbrev. disallowed by order of JCAHO).